User Reviews for venlafaxine oral

I have been depressed since I was a teenager a fact I came to realize only after beginning psychiatrict treatment ten years ago. I always masked and avoided well and did my suffering in private. I have held very responsible jobs but fought myself all the way. Menopause, two deaths in the family, my husband in surgery and a new job that didn't fit triggered a major deppressive episode and I began treatment. Effexor XR and then the generic venlafaxine has enabled me to lead a great life on the inside as well as the out. I take 225 mg in the morning. If I forget I am in trouble by 2 - 3 o'clock with the withdrawal symptoms we all know and hate. So, I don't forget and I always carry spares with me. I do have other side effects, my sex drive is reduced to almost zero, I sleep very poorly, I don't have as much energy as I would like BUT none of those things is anywhere near as devastating as the black hole of depression. I exercise, eat well, associate with positive, active people and now retired indulge myself in things I enjoy. I no longer see a psychiatrist, my family doctor manages my meds. I did wean off the med about 5 years ago. It took about 6 months. My psychiatrist handled it by reducing 37.5 mg every month and then when we reached 37.5 mg he had a pharmasist make 18.75 capsules and I got off. Three months later I had a major episode and I will never fool myself into thinking that my depression is cured again. I am on Venlafaxine for life and while I don't like it I would be dead by suicide if I were not. Read More Read Less

I have been taking it for about 1 yr for fibromyalgia, I feel a lot better, the aches and pains are gone, I do have some issues w/sleeping & sweating but feel it is worth it for the improvement in my mood & pain.

I am 27 and have been on Venlafaxine for only 4 days so far so not long enough to know if it will do what it's supposed to which I'm told would take 3-4 weeks. My doctor prescribed this for me because I lack any energy or ambition and all I want to do is sleep! Basically I've suddenly become lazy which I have NEVER been! In the last 4 days the only irritating side effect I've noticed is dry mouth but this is also a side affect of Suboxone which I have been on for 2 years. It's gotten a bit worse so probably a little of both. The only other side affect that I have noticed (and am certainly not complaining about) is the loss of appetite. I literally have eaten 3 meals in the last 4 days and have no hunger or urge to snack!! For me this is a blessing! I usually eat and get hungry all the time! I weigh 225lbs and am told that I am morbidly obese! So perhaps this will work as a weight loss alternative? We'll see! I will repost when it kicks in and let you know how it works for me!Read More Read Less

One year on and I am having terrible side effects e.g hair loss, loss of appetite, muscle weakness, shakes, fatigue

im taking this drug for fibromyalgia. i have only been on it for 2 weeks i missed 2 doses and got a major headache. but it does work and unlike the other medicines drs have tried on me it doesnt make me wanna puke every 5min

I started using this medication because it's supposed to help with neuropathic pain as well as for helping with bipolar II disorder. I found it to do fine for both. I rarely ver 5 star anything but I feel it's a good medication and more doctors are starting to give this out for neuropathy as well as lyrica.

Works well for anxiety. Some weight gain. Only major downfall is if I miss a dose accidentally I get very tired, nauseous and get a terrible headache. It's horrible.

it's great for the treatment of my depression...but the side effects are a pain. especially if i run out and dont take it for a day or two...the brain shivers and the nausea are horrible.

taken at bedtime i wakeup tired taken after 10 plus hrs of slep seems to take all day to work take 150 mg day

I have only been on this drug for 3 days but have been on and continue to be on paxil((18 yrs)The side effect of excessive sweating is very hard to take. Does it go away?

I find this medication very effective. I have social anxiety disorder, depression, and extreme anxiety. I found that this medication has been the best out of all other the many meds I have been on for 12 years. My only complaints are the headachs and the sleeping problems it causes at first. I currently don't take it because I am pregnant and I can really tell the difference in my attitude and mood (not caused by the pregnancy). I really wish I could take it so I can feel normal again.

Daily headaches and nausea.

Works great for panic attacks but makes me really sick to my stmoach with or without food lasts for around 2 hours

It has helped my depression.

I have been taking this drug for 4 years straight and had to go off for about 3 months in 2011 and take the regular due to IPA Insurance not covering the drug. I could see a major difference in the two. I have to say this XR release is so much better and help most of the day to some extent. It will make you sweat, LOL. But overall so far it has been working somewhat we are still working on getting other meds. I just worry of what it is doing to my organs though.

i just started on this med . so far so good .i seem to express myself more than usual .don't know if this is a good thing . i have to be careful sometimes so i don't say the wrong thing .but I feel good about speaking my mind